Trichopus
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| Trichopus | |
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| Trichopus zeylanicus at Nilagala, Sri Lanka. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Trichopus Gaertn. |
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Trichopus is a genus of two species of flowering plants. These plants were formerly included in the family Trichopodaceae, but are now considered to belong to Dioscoreaceae.
Taxonomy
The species of Trichopus are T. sempervirens, native to Madagascar and T. zeylanicus, native to southern Asia.
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